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EDUCATION IN ALBANY 



AN OPPORTUNITY AND A BUSINESS 




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INTRODUCTION 

By PRESIDENT A. R. BRUBACHER 

Chairman Committee on Education 

rHE pages of this book frankh present Alban})'s educational 
facilities as a business proposition. In this it is a book 
without precedent. Business men are asked to think of the 
schools and colleges of their cit^ in terms of investment, income 
and present value. Unexpected values ivill be found and ever]) 
citizen ma\; compute for himself annual cash increments from the 
investment. But it is well to remember that the present value is 
great because of the high character of those teachers, leaders and 
founders who have for more than a century put their best endeavors 
into the work of education in Alban]). It is their investment in 
high character that the Albany of toda'y measures as a commercial 
asset. It remains for us in nineteen hundred twent})-two to maintain 
these high traditions and hand down an ever richer heritage- 



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EDUCATION 
An Opportunity and a Business in the Capital City 

WHAT educational opportunity will be possible for my children? 
This is the most important question a man asks who is seeking a 
home. Albany answers this question with a completeness hardly 
realized even by her own residents. It is possible for a child to spend 
seventeen years here in regular public school courses — kindergarten one 
year, grades eight years, high school four years, and State College four 
years. That is, this city says to the prospective resident, " Here your 
child may be taken at five years of age, trained for seventeen years without 
expense to you and at a total cost of $1258.79 to the city and $1000 
to the state, according to the present budget, a total gift of $2258.79." 

If the preference is for private or parochial training, then the opportunity 
is equally complete. The Catholic schools offer the same well-rounded 
courses beginnmg with the kmdergarten, extendmg through the grades, 
with four high schools for boys and girls and two colleges for girls. There 
are also private tuitionary schools for boys and for girls that take young 
children through the grades and prepare for college. 

In addition to the regular academic institutions there are schools for 
those requiring special consideration. In the public schools special classes 
are provided for those mentally retarded, for the anemic, tuberculous and 
deaf and for those of poor vision. A vocational school furnishes a two year 
course for boys and girls who prefer to prepare for a trade rather than 
for a more advanced academic training, and a continuation school cares 
for one thousand working girls and boys by giving them the type of educa- 
tion for which they are best fitted, — mechanical, commercial or domestic 
arts. 

Evening schools last year registered over 2150 pupils. They offer 
courses ranging all the way from " first EngHsh " for the foreigners who 
wish to learn our language, through the several grades to advanced work 
in science, mathematics and technical studies. 

1 he professional schools offer a wide range of opportunity- Here one 
may study and graduate in pedagogy, law, medicine or pharmacy, become 
a registered nurse or a professional librarian, or do advanced research 
work in laboratory. This advantage is enhanced by the splendid state 
library of 593,360 bound volumes and 150,000 pamphlets — total valua- 
tion over a million dollars, one of the largest reference libraries in the 
country, which offers rare opportunities to all professional students for 
study and research. 



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Such in brief are the educational opportunities in this city; but as a 
business, education here surpasses, both in investment and in the amount 
of its payroll, that of any other single enterprise: 

INVESTMENT 

Public Schools $2,911,900 

Parochial Schools 2,181,700 

Private Schools 197,700 

Professional Schools 1,725,000 

State Education Building 6,000,000 

$13,016,300 



The combined capital of the 382 industries of this city amounts to 
$39,529,000. Therefore there is invested here in education, including 
the State Education Building — which is devoted solely to education — 
approximately one-third as much capital as is invested in all industries, 
or to reverse this form, one dollar is invested in property producing educa- 
tion for every three dollars producing a commercial product. 

The total payroll is based on schedules where they exist, and where 
they do not, — as in parochial and some private schools, — they are 
estimated. The following table shows the totals by schools: 

Professional 

employees Mechcinical 

teachers Salary force Salary Total 

Public .v.. 510 $912,78185 37 $59,132 84 $971,914 69 

Private 56 88.895 00 t4 t4,800 00 93,695 00 

Parochial (including . 

living) 202 1 170,690 00 t23 t27,600 00 198,290 00 

Professional 276 447,695 92 'r20 t32,000 00 479,695 92 

*Stale Education De- 
partment 432 704,740 00 93 95,460 00 800,200 00 



1476 $2,324,802 77 177 $218,992 84 $2,543,795 61 

In industry there are employed: Office force 1990 — wage earners 
11,216 — total 13,206. In education there are employed: Teachers 
1476, mechanical force 177. Therefore there is one person engaged in 
education for every eight in industry- Or eliminate the " office force " 

* Includes only those working in this city- 
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1990 in industry and the " mechanical janitorial force " in education 1 77, 
then there are two teachers for every 1 5 " wage earners " in industry. 

In industry the payroll is — office employees $3,874,000, shop employees 
$10,872,000, total $14,746,000. In education it is for teachers $2,324,- 
802.77, for mechanical force $218,992.84, total $2,543,795.61. 
Therefore one dollar is spent here for education to every $5.80 spent in 
industry, and one dollar for actual teaching wages to every $4-67 for 
wages in industry. 

The second industry, — railroading being first, is that of printing which 
now employs 1 100 men at a total annual salary of $1,338,000. The 
industry of education therefore exceeds that of printing — in number of 
employees by 34 per cent, and in amount of salary by 90 per cent. 

It is estimated that at least 95 per cent, of this $2,543,795.61 is spent 
in the city and practically all of it for the city residents, from which some 
idea may be obtained of the commercial value of education as an industry 
in this city. 

But there is another commercial asset generally overlooked — that is, 
the non-resident student who comes here for an education and must spend 
his money for his support while living here. 

In the several private and professional schools there are now enrolled 
1887 resident and 2000 non-resident students. A careful estimate 
based upon several questionnaires shows the average annual expenditure 
of the non-residents in the city to be $750. This amounts to $1 ,500,000. 
If these schools were not here and the 1887 resident students were required 
to go elsewhere to secure the type of education herein offered, it is reason- 
able to assume they would spend elsewhere at the same rate. This would 
amount to $1,415,250. On this basis therefore the professional and 
private tuitionary schools bring to and save for this city the extraordinary 
amount of $2,915,250. The following table will show the potential 
annual value of the schools to Albany business men: 

Salaries $2,543,795 61 

Non-resident students 1 ,500,000 00 

Resident students 1 ,41 5,250 00 

Total $5,459,045 61 



No figures for comparison in this particular with other business enter- 
prises in this field are avciilable, but comparison may be made with the 
city budget. This for the year 1922 was: 



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Education $913,331 00 

Police 395,461 50 

Fire 392,230 00 

Other items 1,315,037 63 



Total $3,016,060 13 



Therefore, this amount is over twelve times the amount spent by this 
city for fire or pohce and over five times the amount spent for education. 
It is one and one-half times the budget for the expense of the whole city 
administration. 

The value of the annual product of industry in this city is $45,455,000, 
that of education is the training of 23,500 boys and girls, besides 2000 
men and women in evening schools and over I 000 in the summer schools — 
the value of which is beyond price. 

This in brief shows the position that education occupies in the business 
and life of this city. 

A brief history of the several institutions is here given that residents as 
well as strangers may know how education has become a part of the civic 
and business life of this city. 

It is desirable that those who now reside here as well as those who contem- 
plate becoming residents may know the history and present status of our 
several schools: 



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THE BEGINNINGS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ALBANY 

THE Dutch believed in education and they gave proof of it here as 
they did elsewhere in their colonies. 

The congregation of the church at Fort Orange in the summer 
of 1650 requested the Reverend Wilhelmus Crasmeer, a brother-in-law 
of Dominie Megapolensis, to fill the pulpit. It was while he was pastor 
to the people of the manor that the latter held a meeting to consider the 
practicability of building a school house in the church neighborhood. The 
money was soon contributed, the school house built and furnished and 
on September 9, 1650, Andrass Jansen was elected teacher of the children 
of the patrons of the school who in the following year tendered him a 
gift of twenty dollars. 

In 1 664 Fort Orange was surrendered to the English, its name was 
changed to Albany, but few other changes were made. When Governor 
Nicholls visited the village in August, 1665, he gave a long list of written 
instructions to the commander of Fort Albany. In order that the children 
of the Dutch inhabitants might be taught to speak, read and write English 
correctly, he granted the following license: 

" Whereas the teaching of the English tongue is necessary in this gov- 
ernment, I have therefore thought fit to give license to John Shutte to be the 
English Schoolmaster at Albany; and upon condition that John Shutte 
shall not demand any more wages from each scholar than is given by 
the Dutch to their Dutch Schoolmasters. I have further granted to the 
said John Shutte that he shall be the only English Schoolmaster at Albany." 

The need of a Schoolmaster to instruct the children in the city is thus 
expressed in a resolution of the Common Council of the eighth of April, 
1721. 

" Whereas it is very requisite and necessary that a fitt and able school- 
master settle in this city for teaching and instructing of the youth in spelling, 
reading, writeing and cyffering and Mr. Johannis Glansfdorf haveing 
offered his service to settle here and keep a school if reasonably encouraged 
by ye Corporation, it is therefore Resolved by this Comonalty and they 
do hereby oblige themselves and their successors to give and procure 
unto ye said Johannis Glansfdorf free house and rent for the term of 
seaven years next ensueing for keeping a good and commendable school 
as becomes a diligent Schoolmaster." 

A number of the inhabitants of the city and county of Albany desiring 
to have their children receive a higher education than that obtainable in 



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the schools which were then in Albany, petitioned the Common Council, 
in April, 1779, that they might be permitted to establish in the city a 
seminary to be under the protection, direction and care of the aldermen. 
The authorities willingly complied and letters were written to George 
Merchant of Philadelphia, offering him the position of principal of the 
institution. He accepted the offer and the academy was opened by him 
for the reception of scholars on Monday, the sixteenth of November, in 
the peculiarly built house, historically known as the " Vander-Huyden 
Palace," near the southwest corner of North Pearl and Maiden Lane, 
now the site of the Perry Building- A few weeks thereafter Suel Chapin 
was given the position of " Usher or second master of the Seminary." 
In 1797 the building, which had been used for almost a score of years 
for educational purposes, was then occupied as a residence by its owner, 
Jacob van der Heyden. 

A writer thus spoke of the city in 1 789: " Seven or eight years ago a 
competent English teacher was scarcely to be found. Now we have an 
academy, which flourished under the direction of Mr. Merchant, a 
gentleman who has always given such proof of his abilities as to render 
encomium entirely superfluous." 

The Lancastrian School, founded in 1812 and continued until 1834 
by a group of public spirited citizens, was so called because it was con- 
ducted upon the educational principles laid down by Joseph Lancaster 
of England. He believed that one who learned should impart that knowl- 
edge and so evolved teachers from the pupils themselves. He also adopted 
the " Monitor System " and in this way a very large school could be cared 
for by very few teachers. In 1817 the school of four hundred pupils 
moved into its permanent home, the building now occupied by the Albany 
Medical College. This house was built by order of the Common Council, 
at an expense of $23,918.93, was capable of accommodating four hun- 
dred and fifty children and a large infant school and afforded a residence 
for the principal. In 1 834 the school was discontinued. 

The history of the Public Schools of Albany evidently begins on the 
seventeenth of April, 1 830, when the legislature passed the act which 
provided that the members of a Board of School Commissioners and also 
a Board of School Inspectors should be annually elected by the people; 
a Commissioner and Inspector in each ward. The Board of Commissioners 
was empowered to appoint three trustees for each school district, the city 
havng nine districts. The first public school buildmg was erected in 
1832 in State Street and was known as district-school No. 2. By the 
new law of the eighth of April, 1844, the mayor, the recorder and the 



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resident regents of the university were directed to appoint a board of nine 
school commissioners, three to serve three years, three tw^o years, and three 
one year, and at the end of the terms to appoint their successors. The 
offices of inspectors and trustees were abolished by this law. Although the 
legislature in 1 85 I passed the law establishing free schools throughout the 
state, the city schools were not benefited by it until the following year. In 
1855 the board of school commissioners was changed to the board of 
education of the city of Albany. On the seventh of April, 1866, the 
legislature passed the act to create the board of public instruction in the 
city and to establish free schools therein. In 1 866 there were fifteen 
schools, six thousand forty five pupils were registered and there was a daily 
attendance of 4037. 

Henry B. Haswell, first superintendent of schools and secretary was 
elected June 7, 1 866 and served until his death in 1 869. After his death 
John O. Cole served as superintendent until his death in 1878. He was 
succeeded by his son. Dr. Charles W. Cole, who held the office till his 
death in 1912. The present superintendent. Dr. C. Edward Jones, was 
appointed upon the death of Dr. Cole. 

The present board of education consists of William S. Dyer, president, 
Eugene B. Sanford and William G. Furlong. 

As early as 1858 we find the Board of Education calling attention to 
the need of a high school, but the Civil War and higher taxes prevented 
further action until 1 866, when the Board appointed a committee " to 
inquire into and report on the necessity for organizing a Free Academy 
to be connected with and form a part of the Public School system of the 
city." After the report of the Committee discussion ran high until July 
15, 1867, when the Board directed its Committee to find a suitable place 
to open a high school. " On a dark stormy morning the seventh of Sep- 
tember, 1867, one hundred and forty-one shy but earnest boys and girls 
gathered with their teachers and a few devoted friends of the nev\' enter- 
prise to organize the Albany Free Academy." The building where they 
gathered was on State Street, known as Van Vechten Hall, and was 
originally used as the freight and passenger station for the first bit of 
railway in this state — the old Hudson and Mohawk Railroad, running 
from Albany to Schenectady — and was perhaps the first railroad depot 
in the United States. 

May 4, 1876, the high school building on the east side of Eagle Street, 
between Columbia and Steuben Streets, was opened. This building cost 
$ 1 40,000. The school flourished and the building was badly over 



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crowded for several years before the new school located on Lake Avenue 
between Western and Washington Avenues was opened in September, 
1913. This building with its equipment cost a million dollars and is 
already tcixed beyond its capacity so that " double sessions " are necessary. 

New Buildings Planned 

At the present time four new elementary schools are being planned and 
one new building is actually under construction. These are of the most 
modern type and will cost approximately one and one-quarter million. 
The high school is crowded beyond its capacity and plans are under way 
for relieving it by constructing two junior high schools at a cost of approxi- 
mately another million and a quarter. In the near future two and one- 
half millions will be spent for public school improvements. 

Public Schools — June, 1922 

Elementary Schools — including vocational, ungraded, part-time, and 
special classes 
No. Schools ^ — 25 plus 3 annexes 
No. Teachers ■ — 4 1 7 
Salary— $739,394.90 
No. pupils registered — 1 1 ,443 
Total assessed value of property — $2,1 15,900 

High School 

No. Teachers — 79 

Salary— $157,350.45 

No. pupils registered — 1 ,836 

Total assessed value of property — $796,000 

Evening Schools 

No. Teachers — 68 

Salary— $16,036.50 

No. pupils registered — 2150 

Public Schools 

Albany High School — Western and N. Lake Avenues — Harry E. 
Pratt, principal 
Enrollment — 1 85 1 

Courses offered — Classical; Academic; Commercial 
Assessed valuation ■ — $800,000 



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Boys Vocational School — 196 Morton Avenue — E. A. T. Hap- 
good, director 
Enrollment ■ — 74 

Courses offered — Elementary and first two years academic; Print- 
ing; Woodworking; Drawing; Machine Shop Practice 
Assessed valuation- — $23,400 
Girls Vocational School ^ — In High School Building ^ — E. A. T. 
Hapgood, director 
Enrollment — 68 

Courses offered — Elementary and first two years academic ; Cook- 
ing; Millinery; Dressmaking 
Assessed valuation ^ — (See High School) 
Part-time School — Broadway and N. Lawrence Street — John W. 
Park, principal 
Enrollment — 894 

Courses offered — Bookwork; Household Arts; Industrial Arts; 
Electrical Work; Sheet Metal Work; Commercial Subjects; 
Dressmaking; Printing 
Assessed valuation ^ — $38,000 
Ungraded School — In School No. 11, 409 Madison Avenue — 
Rachel Dunn, principal 
Enrollment — 43 
Courses offered ■ — Elementary 
Assessed valuation — (See School 11) 
School No. 1 — Bassett Street, cor. Franklin Street — Katherine G. 
McKiernan, principal 
Enrollment — 414, Primary 
Assessed valuation — $37,000 
School No. 2 — 29 Chestnut Street — Charles H. Jones, principal 
Enrollment — 363, Grammar 
Assessed valuation — $40,000 
School No- 3 — Watervliet Avenue, cor. Hunter Avenue — Mary A. 
Simpson, principal 
Enrollment — 337, Primary 
Assessed valuation ^ — $27,000 
School No. 4 — (Burned) Madison Avenue and Ontario Street— ^ Ed- 
ward S. Deevey, principal 
Enrollment ■ — 1 66, Grammar 
Assessed valuation — $30,000 




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School No. 5 — 206 N. Pearl Street — Charles W. Blessing, principal 

Enrollment — 405, Grammar 

Assessed valuation — $45,000 
School No. 5 Annex ■ — 735 Broadway 

Enrollment — 1 1 3, Primary 

A rented building 
School No. 6 — 105 Second Street — ^Wm. S. Schneider, principal 

Enrollment^ — 632, Grammar 

Assessed valuation ■ — $86,000 
School No. 7 — 165 Clinton Avenue — Ida H. Latta, principal 

Enrollment — 253, Primary 

Assessed valuation ^ — $37,000 
School No. 8 — -157 Madison Avenue — Carolyn N. Lawrence, prin- 
cipal 

Enrollment — 323, Primary 

Assessed valuation • — $40,000 
School No. 9 — 333 Sheridan Avenue — Elizabeth A. Hart, principal 

Enrollment ■ — 218, Primary 

Assessed valuation ^ — $50,000 
School No. 10 — N. Lake Avenue, cor. Central Avenue — Nellie B. 
Combs, principal 

Enrollment — 226, Primary 

Assessed valuation — $37,000 
School No. 1 1 — 409 Madison Avenue — Hannah H. Walker, prin- 
cipal 

Enrollment — 336, Grammar 

Assessed valuation — $50,000 
School No. 1 2 — Robin Street, cor. Western Avenue — Austin R. 
Coulson, principal 

Enrollment- — 496, Grammar 

Assessed valuation — $80,000 
School No. 14 — 69 Trinity Place — John A. Naughton, principal 

Enrollment ■ — 998, Grammar 

Assessed valuation — $296,000 
School No. 15 — Herkimer Street, cor. Franklin Street ^ — Mary S. 
Reiten, principal 

Enrollment — 565, Primary 

Assessed valuation — $70,000 



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School No. 16 — 41 N. Allen Street — Benj. I. Morey, principal 

Enrollment — 686, Grammar 

Assessed valuation — $250,000 
School No. 17 — Second Avenue, cor. Stephen Street — Mary C. 
Hughes, principal 

Enrollment — 466, Grammar 

Assessed valuation — $48,000 
School No. 18 — Bertha and Hurlbut Streets — Katherine A. Cullen, 
principal 

Enrollment — 578, Grammar 

Assessed valuation ■ — $250,000 
School No. 19 — New^ Scotland Avenue — Anna Emmons, principal 

Enrollment^ — 254, Primary 

Assessed valuation — $250,000 
School No. 20 — N. Pearl and N. Second Streets ^ — Mary A. Jones, 
principal 

Enrollment — 446, Grammar 

Assessed valuation — $27,000 
School No. 2 I — 666 Clinton Avenue — Patrick H. McQuade, prin- 
cipal 

Enrollment — 739, Grammar 

Assessed valuation — $70,000 
School No. 22 — 292 Second Street — Etta F. Miles, principal 

Enrollment — 312, Primary 

Assessed valuation — $24,000 
School No. 23 — Whitehall Road — Howe K. Cassavant, principal 

Enrollment — 264, Primary 

Assessed valuation ^ — $150,000 
School No. 24 — Delaw^are and Dana Avenues — John H. Kingsley, 
principal 

Enrollment — 379, Grammar 

Assessed valuation • — $55 ,000 



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CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IN ALBANY 

THE first parish school in America harks back to 1533 when twelve 
Franciscan padres founded the Gran Escuela for the Indian parish- 
ioners of old San Francisco in Mexico. New York has the honor of 
the first parish school in these United States, St. Peter's being estab- 
lished over a century ago; and in Albany "Old St. Mary's" opened 
its doors well nigh a century ago in 1 829. Not till the " forties " did 
any other parish school appear in this city; then St. John's and Holy Cross 
Schools were founded. From that time on a steady increase marks each 
decade, until today there are fourteen parish schools. These are all parish 
schools, erected and maintained by the people of the parish, and are to 
be distinguished from other Catholic institutions, collegiate, tuitionary, 
institutional ; nevertheless all are carrying on in the name of Christian edu- 
cation under the aegis of the Catholic Church. 

The Catholic school system in the City of Albany numbers two institu- 
tions providing college courses, Kenwood and St. Rose's College; four 
Parish Academies, Cathedral, St. Joseph's, St. Ann's and Vincentian; 
two tuitionary academies. Christian Brothers' Academy and Holy Names 
Academy; fourteen Parish Schools, St. Mary's, St. John's, Holy Cross, 
Cathedral, St. Joseph's, Our Lady of Angels, Our Lady Help of 
Christians, St. Patrick's, St. Ann's, St. Anthony's, St. Casimir's, Blessed 
Sacrament, Vincentian Institute ; three institutional schools, St. Vincent's 
Male and Female Orphan Asylums and St. Ann's School of Industry; 
and one Infant Home School providing kindergarten instruction. 

Departmentally the attendance is as follows: 

Collegiate 1 43 

Academic 730 

Elementary 5588 

The total attendance, therefore, for the City of Albany counts 6,461 
pupils. 

Parochial Schools, Academies and Institutions 

Rev. Joseph A. Dunney, Superintendent 
Parish High Schools 

The Cathedral Academy — 105 Elm Street — Rt.-Rev. J. A. 
Delaney, V.G., principal 
(Sisters of St. Joseph in charge) 
Enrollment — 1 75, Academic 
Assessed valuation — $18,000 




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St. Joseph's Academy — N. Swan Street, cor. Second Street — Rt.- 
Rev. M. T. Looney, principal 
(Sisters of Charity in charge) 
Enrollment — 1 00, Academic 
Assessed valuation — $98,000 
St. Ann's Academy — Franklin Street, cor. Plum Street — Rev. James 
Dolan, prmcipal 
(Sisters of St. Joseph in charge) 
Enrollment — 44, Academic 
Assessed valuation — $70,000 
ViNCENTiAN High School — 773 Madison Avenue — Rev. William 
R. Charles, principal 
Enrollment • — 59, Academic 
Assessed valuation — $350,000 

Parish Schools 
St. Mary's School — 7 Pine Street — Rev. J. J. Dillon, principal 

(Sisters of Notre Dame in charge) 

Enrollment — 214, Elementary 

Assessed valuation — $65,900 
St. John's School —Dongan Avenue, cor. S. Ferry Street — Rev. 
W. P. Brennan, principal 

(Sisters of Charity in charge) 

Enrollment — 458, Elementary 

Assessed valuation — $7,000 
Holy Cross School — 48 Philip Street — Rev. James Hilden, prin- 
cipal 

(Sisters of Notre Dame in charge) 

Enrollment- — 100, Elementary 

Assessed valuation — $2 1 ,000 
Cathedral School — 1 30-1 36 Elm Street — Rt.-Rev. J. A. De- 
laney, V.G., principal 

(Sisters of St. Joseph in charge) 

Enrollment — 640, Elementary 

Assessed valuation ^ — $25,000 
St. Joseph's School ^ — N. Swan Street, cor. Second Street — Rt.- 
Rev. M. J. Looney, principal 

(Sisters of Charity in charge) 

Enrollment — 746, Elementary 

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Our Lady of Angels School — 1 43 Sherman Street — Rev. Syl- 
vester Alhaus, principal 
(Sisters of St. Francis in charge) 
Enrollment • — 259, Elementary 
Assessed valuation ^ — $35,000 

Ol'r Lady Help of Christians — 3 Krank Street — Rev. Henry A. 
Miller, principal 

(Sisters of St. Francis in charge) 

Enrollment- — 182, Elementary 

Assessed valuation ^ — $5,300 
St. Patrick's Institute — Sherman Street, near N. Lake Avenue — 
Rev. William F. O'Connor, principal 

(Sisters of Mercy in charge) 

Enrollment^ — 600, Elementary 

Assessed valuation — $135,900 
St. Ann's School — Franklin Street, cor. of Plum Street — Rev. James 
Dolan, principal 

(Sisters of St. Joseph in charge) 

Enrollment — 455, Elementary 

Assessed valuation — (See above) 
St. Anthony's School — 8-10 Elm Street — Rev. Emmett A. O'Con- 
nor, principal 

(Sisters of St. Joseph in charge) 

Enrollment — 134, Elementary 

Assessed valuation ■ — $ 1 ,500 
St. Casimir's School — 309—313 Sheridan Avenue — Rev. B. 
Molejkajtys, principal 

(Sisters of the Resurrection in charge) 

Enrollment — 331, Elementary 

Assessed valuation — $35,000 
Blessed Sacrament Institute — 607 Central Avenue — Rev. 
Robert M. Reilly, principal 

(Sisters of Mercy in charge) 

Enrollment — 331 , Elementary 

Assessed valuation — $25,000 
ViNCENTlAN Institute — Madison Avenue, cor. Ontario Street — 
Rev. William R. Charles, principal 

(Sisters of Mercy in charge) 

Enrollment — 495, Elementary 

Assessed valuation — (See above) 




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Tuition Academies 

Christian Brothers' Academy — 41-43 Lodge Street — Brother 
Edward, principal 
(Christian Brothers in charge) 
Courses offered — Academic 
Enrollment — 247 boys 
Assessed valuation- — $65,000 

Holy Names Academy — ^ Madison Avenue and Robin Street — 
Mother Fredericka, principal 
(Sisters of the Holy Names in charge) 
Enrollment — 1 90 
Assessed valuation — $352,700 

Institutional Schools 

St. Vincent's Male Orphan Asylum — 391 Western Avenue — 
Brother Robert, principal 
(Christian Brothers in charge) 
Enrollment — I 69, Elementary 
Assessed valuation — $200,000 

St. Vincent's Female Orphan Asylum ^ — 106 Elm Street — 
Sister Genevieve, prmcipal 
(Sisters of Charity in charge) 
Enrollment — 156, Elementary 
Assessed valuation — $90,000 

St. Ann's School of Industry — West Lawrence Street — Sister 
Mary of St. Ida, directress 
(Sisters of Good Shepherd in charge) 
Enrollment^ — 25, Elementary 
Assessed valuation- — $250,000 

Infant Home School — N. Main Avenue — Sister Louise, principal 
(Sisters of Charity in charge) 
Enrollment — 22, Elementary 
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Colleges 

Sacred Heart Academy ^ — Kenwood — Rev. Mother Moran, R. S. 

C. J., principal 
(Religious of the Sacred Heart in charge) 
Enrollment — 1 1 I 
Assessed valuation- — $250,500 
College of St. Rose — 979 Madison Avenue — Sister Rosina, dean 
(Sisters of St. Joseph in charge) 
Enrollment- — 50 
Assessed valuation ^ — $75,000 



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PRIVATE SCHOOLS 

IN any complete educational system the private school is an essential 
unit, with a function distinct from that of the higher institution of 
learning and that of the public school. By means of private endow- 
ment and revenues from tuition it provides courses of study which, though 
luxuries to a large per cent of the school population, are considered 
necessities by some who intend to pursue their education beyond the high 
school. A considerable number of citizens in any community demand edu- 
cation opportunities, special courses, restricted classes, individual attention, 
for their children which public funds cannot be expected to supply. 
Prospective citizens frequently determine their residence by the possibility 
of obtaining these advantages for their children without having to send 
them away to boarding-school and away from the influences of the home. 
The city of Albany can offer this type of school to its citizens in great 
variety and of such a standard as challenges comparison. Four schools 
with a combined age of three hundred years and with excellent equipment 
in physical plant and teaching force have brought to the city a body of 
men and women who have contributed notably to the economic, social and 
spiritual strength of the community. All of them are functioning today at 
the peak of their efficiency and with the brightest prospects for their future. 
No man need hesitate to take up his residence here for fear that his child 
will lack this special opportunity for his development. 

Albany Academy 

The Albany Academy, founded in 1813, is one of the few survivors 
of the academies which were so numerous in the State before the coming 
of the public high school. The Academy is rich in its history and tradition, 
numbering among its principals and teachers such famous educators as Dr. 
Romeyn T. Beck, Dr. David Murray and the famous electrical genius, 
Joseph Henry. During the last forty years, especially under the head- 
mastership of Dr. Henry Pitt Warren, the school has been transformed 
into a modern college preparatory school, doing its work in such fashion 
that no school in the country has a better record in the examinations of 
the College Entrance Examination Board. A military battalion over fifty 
years' old is a valuable organization in the school, and a fifteen-acre 
athletic field is being put into shape for a full program of physical educa- 




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tion. The school building is architecturally perfect, the work of Thomas 
Hooker. 

Value of property $350,000 

Number of teachers 20 

Number of boys 333 

Courses offered: 

Elementary School: Regular. 

Secondary School : Classical and Scientific 
Special features: Military training; limitation of 
work solely to college preparation; new 15-acre 
athletic field 
Total salary budget, $43,145 
Dr. Henry Hun, president, Islay F. McCormick, head master 

The Albany Academy for Girls, founded originally in 1814 as the 
Albany Female Academy, owes its origin to Betsey Foote, the daughter 
of Ebenezer Foote, who while planning doubtless for the education of an 
only child, could have had no thought of the more complicated education 
which would be needed 1 08 years later. The academy began in a small 
building on Montgomery Street, progressing to the larger building in 1821, 
thence to the classic building on Pearl Street in 1 834, from which, because 
of the encroaching tide of business, it moved to the present building, 
erected largely through the enthusiastic activity of the Alumnae, in 
1 893. The ideals of the school have always been those of a thorough 
education, naturally varying with the needs of the times. Today, while 
offering general and special courses, the emphasis is laid upon a thorough 
preparation for college. The school also offers exceptional advantages in 
piano and vocal music and elementary art. The entire course of study is 
twelve years, beginning with the child of six and ending with full prepara- 
tion for entrance into college. 

Value of property, real $93,980 

Total value of property, including investments 241,991 

Number of teachers I ' 

Number of girls enrolled '32 

Courses offered: 

(a) In elementary school, Regular 

(b) In secondary school, Latin, General and 

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Special Features: Music cuid particular attention 

to college preparatory work 
Total salary budget, $17,550 
Number of pupils non-resident: 

(a) Those who go home nights 15 

(b) Those who do not go home nights 9 

Hon. Alden Chester, president. Miss Louise Camp, principal 

St. Agnes School 

Saint Agnes School for Girls was opened October, 1 870, by the late 
Rt.-Rev. William Croswell Doane, D.D., D.C.L., first Bishop of Albany. 

By an Act of Legislature passed March 14, 1871 (Chapter 101, 
Laws 1871 ), The Corning Foundation for Christian Work in the Diocese 
of Albany was incorporated " for the establishment, maintenance and 
management in the city of Albany of a School or Schools and other edu- 
cational, religious and charitable works and institutions," etc. Saint Agnes 
School for Girls was the first work undertaken by this corporation. 

Value of properly, $250,000 

Number of teachers: Principal, 19 teachers, 3 visiting teachers and 
trained nurse 

Number of girls enrolled 1 78 

Number of girls non-resident: 

(a) Those who go home at night 16 

(b) Those remaining at night 41 

Courses offered : 

(a) Elementary School — Regular — I-VIII Grades 

(b) Secondary School — Classical 

Special Features: College Preparatory Course; excellently equipped 
boarding department offering advantages of city environment. 
Rt. Rev. Richard H. Nelson, D.D., president. Miss Matilda Gray, principal 

Milne High School 

The Milne High School, as it is now called, was first organized by Dr. 
William J. Milne shortly after coming to State College in February, 1 890. 
The school, has, therefore, celebrated its thirty-second commencement. 

Dr. Milne's object in establishing the school was to provide a practice 
high school which should serve as a practice ground for the students in 
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In 1911 the school previously called the Normal High School became 
the High School Department of the State College for Teachers, and only 
received its present appropriate name in 1916. 

Number of teachers: 7 regular (Principal and six regularly em- 
ployed supervismg teachers) ; 52 student teachers 

Number of pupils: 206 resident pupils. 

Courses offered: College entrance. Classical, Scientific and Com- 
mercial. 

Special Features: The school is closely ccMinected with the State 
College for Teachers, and is a training school for the seniors of 
that institution, where they teach small classes under very close 
supervision. 

The school has a student council which looks after all the entertain- 
ments and athletics of the school, all of which are provided for 
by special, self-imposed tax. 

Salary Schedule: $14,700. 

John M. Sayles, Principal. 

Private Catholic Schools 

Christian Brothers Academy 
Holy Names Academy 
Sacred Heart Academy 

See ■■ Catholic Schools under " Tuition Academies " and "" Colleges " 



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PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES 

N Albany professional education has been developed to a very high 

degree. The professional schools are as follows: 
New York State College for Teachers 
Albany Business College 
Albany College of Pharmacy 
Albany Law School 
Albany Medical College 
Dudley Observatory 
College of St. Rose 
Bender Hygienic Laboratory 
Albany Hospital 
St. Peter's Hospital 
Homeopathic Hospital 

Anthony Brady Maternity Hospital and Infant Home 
New York State Library School 

New York State College 

The New York State College for Teachers was founded by legislative 
act of May 7, 1 844. 

By action of the Board of Regents, March 13, 1890, the institution 
was authorized to grant the degree of Bachelor of Pedagogy, Master of 
Pedagogy and Doctor of Pedagogy to " such persons as complete the 
prescribed course of instruction." 

By action of the Board of Regents, December 14, 1905, it was decreed 
" that requirements for admission to the State College shall be those laid 
down by the eastern colleges of good standing"; "that the college main- 
tain a four-year course of Studies in liberal arts and pedagogics " ; " that all 
students shall be required to pursue such subjects of study as are deemed 
essential to a liberal education"; "that such professional courses as are 
fundamental in the training of teachers shall be required of every student " ; 
"that the college be empowered to grant the degrees of B.A., B.S., and 
Pd.B." 

By action of the Board of Regents, April 30, 1914, it was decreed 
"that the college be authorized to confer in the name and in behalf of the 
Board of Regents the degree of Master of Arts in Education and other 
proper graduate degrees upon the graduates of the State College and of 



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other colleges and universities who shall duly earn the same in graduate 



courses. 



By action of the Board of Trustees of the College the firiit summer 
session was established in the summer of 1917. 

There are 58 on the teaching staff of the College; 36 on the Summer 

Session staff. 

During the present college year (1922-1923) there are 845 students m 
attendance and there were 935 students m attendance at the summer 

session in 1922. . . 

Fifteen units of high school work are required for entrance consistmg 

of the following: 

(1) Required subjects '^ """' 

English ^!^2 

Algebra ' /2 

Plane Geometry 

History 

Foreign Languages 

(For the B.S. Degree 1 unit of Science 
and 5 in Foreign Language) 

(2) Elective subjects 2 units 

Greek, Latin, French, German, Spanish, Bi- 
ology, Solid Geometry, Trigonometry, Chem- 
istry, Physics, Advanced Algebra, Physical 
Geography, Drawing, Economics, Bookkeep- 
ing, Stenography 

There are three degrees granted — Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of 
Science and Master of Arts. 

The valuation of buildings and grounds is estimated at $500,000. 

The college has just secured an additional campus space of two and 
one quarter acres. On this will be erected in the near future an educa- 
tional laboratory including the Milne Practice High School, Psycho- 
logical laboratories. Reference Reading Rooms, etc. The college will 
shortly secure a dormitory from the contributions of its loyal graduates. 

The yearly payroll amounts to $227,300. 

There are 1560 resident students in the technical meaning of the term. 
Of this number 225 either reside in Albany or commute from nearby 

townsv 

Tuition is free to all students who reside in New York State but students 
from other states pay $40 tuition per year. 

A. R. Brubacher, Ph.D., president, Harlan H. Horner, A.M., Pd.b.. 

dean. 



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Albany Business College 

The Albany Business College is located at 83 North Pearl Street. 

It was founded in 1 85 7 as a member of the Bryant and Stratton chain 
of business colleges. Its first home was at 448 Broadway, then 43-45 
North Pearl Street, and after that 51-53 North Pearl Street, coming to 
its present building, 79-87 North Pearl Street in 1887. Up to 1884 
the principal subjects taught were bookkeeping, business law, business 
arithmetic and business penmanship (Spencerian) , with some English 
branches ; and its students were almost entirely young men. In 1 884 the 
teaching of shorthand and typewriting was started; and young women 
began to study business in good numbers. The men most prominent in 
its history have been S. S. Packard, founder and principal 1857-1859; 
E. E. Folsom, principal 1863-1884 and John R. Carnell, principal 
1884-1920. 

There are from 20 to 25 teachers on the teaching staff at all times. 

There are about 1000 students attending the college yearly, with a 
constant average of about 500. 

It is contemplated adding advanced accounting and secretarial courses 
and erecting a new school home. 

The yearly payroll amounts to about $40,000. 

John R. Carnell, manager, Benton S. Hoit, principal. 

DEPARTMENT OF UNION UNIVERSITY 
Albany College of Pharmacy 

The Albany College of Pharmacy is located at 43 Eagle Street. 

It was created by act of the Board of Governors of Union University 
on June 21, 1 88 1 , and constitutes the Department of Pharmacy of Union 
University. It was incorporated as the Albany College of Pharmacy on 
August 27, 1881. "Each institution, retaining its own property, is 
separately managed by its own Board of Trustees." Since that time the 
faculty has been increased and the laboratory equipment has been enlarged 
to meet the practical and scientific needs of the time. The change thus 
effected enables the Albany College of Pharmacy to offer one of the 
best courses in pharmacy in the United States. 

Two degrees are offered: the Graduate in Pharmacy degree (Ph. G.) 
secured after successfully completing two years of college work; the 
Pharmaceutical Chemist degree (Ph. C.) covering three years of college 
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There are eleven on the teaching staff, ten of whom are compensated 
for their work. 

At the present time there are 2 1 8 students in attendance. Seventeen 
of the students in attendance live in Albany and the other 201 room 
and board in or near the city. 

In 1923 the entrance requirement for the study of Pharmacy in the 
State of New York will be raised from two years of high school work 
to at least three full years of high school work or 54 Regents counts. 
In I 924 high school graduation will be required for entrance. 

The building in which the college is housed at present is rented from 
the Humane Society. The equipment on hand is estimated at approxi- 
mately $21,676. 

It is planned that the Albany College of Pharmacy will erect within 
the next few years a modern College of Pharmacy building on a site afford- 
ing ample grounds for the development of a botanic garden which will be 
open to the citizens of Albany. Several thousand dollars have already 
been raised by the Alumni for providing the most modern equipment. 

The salaries of professors and instructors amount to approximately 
$18,000 a year. 

Charles Gibson, president of board, WilHam Mansfield, A.M., Phar.D., 
dean. 

The Albany Law School 

The Albany Law School is located at 239 to 245 State Street. 
Although always known as the Albany Law School, from the beginning the 
institution has been a component part of a university. 

On the I 7th of April, 1 85 I , the Legislature passed an act incorporating 
the University of Albany. The university possessed the usual power to 
grant diplomas and confer degrees and honors with all the customary 
immunities attached. Its field of operation was unlimited. It was 
empowered to create a department of law together with any other depart- 
ments that might be deemed wise and expedient. It is under this charter 
that the school was organized and still continues to act. It began its 
active work on the 1 6th of December, 1 85 I . 

With such a school as a center, it was the hope of the promoters that 
the remaining departments would follow and the purpose of the university 
be fully realized. These were never permanently established. 

The Albany University having failed to materialize as such, the law 
school, medical college and Dudley observatory were, in 1873, united 
with Union College in the formation of Union University, of which the 







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School of Pharmacy later became a member. The university is controlled 
by a board of governors, with representatives from each of its depart- 
ments. Hon. Simon W. Rosendale held, with great acceptability, the 
position of president of the board up to a recent period, the head of the 
university being the president of the college, with the title of chancellor. 

There are 15 teachers on the teaching staff with a total enrollment of 
305 students. Of this number 250 are resident students and 55 non- 
resident students. 

Graduation from an accredited four year high school or academy is 
required for entrance. 

The degree of Bachelor of Laws is granted to those students who 
successfully complete the course. 

The yearly payroll amounts to approximately $20,000. 

It is contemplated that a new building will be erected within a short time. 

Of the 1 5 teachers on the staff 1 2 are salaried and 3 are non-salaried. 

Hon. William P. Rudd, president, J. Newton Fiero, dean. 

Albany Medical College 

The Albany Medical College is located on Eagle Street, between 
Lancaster and Jay Streets. 

It was organized in 1838 and incorporated in 1839, in which year its 
first class was graduated. Pursuant to the Act of Incorporation of Union 
University in 1873, Union College (Schenectady), the Albany Medical 
College, Albany Law School, Dudley Observatory and later the Albany 
College of Pharmacy, united in constituting Union University. Each 
institution, retaining its own property, was separately managed by its own 
board of trustees. To meet modern requirements for university control 
and in order to effectuate the provision that the Albany Medical College 
was the Medical Department of the University, its Trustees in 1915 
appointed an Executive Committee of thirteen to control the educational 
policy of the Medical School, nine members of which are Governors of 
Union University. Also upon request of the Trustees of the Medical 
College the Governors of Union University have appointed a similar 
committee identical in personnel. 

The Albany Medical College had the scientific and clinical direction 
of major and minor services of the Albany Hospital by reason of the 
fact that the heads of clinical and laboratory departments of the medical 
school are the heads of corresponding departments in the hospital and its 
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The Executive Faculty is composed of the Chancellor of the University, 
the heads of the five major departments of medicine, two special depart- 
ments and the Dean. The advantage of such a small working faculty 
is apparent. 

There are 69 teachers on the staff. 

The total enrollment is 92 students. 

No applicant for the degree of Doctor of Medicine will be admitted to 
the Albany Medical College, Medical Department of Union University 
unless he has satisfactorily completed, in addition to a high school course, 
two years of work in Union College or presents equivalent credits from 
another approved institution as oudined below. Each candidate must 
present a Medical Students Certificate from the Examination Division of 
the Board of Regents of the State of New York. No entrance con- 
ditions are allowed. 

The minimum collegiate premedical work is sixty semester hours extend- 
ing through two years of thirty-two weeks each exclusive of holidays. 
The subjects included in the two years of college work should be in 
accordance with the following schedule: 

r-> ■ J c u- f-. Semester Hours 

Required bubjects: 

Chemistry (a) 

Physics 

Biology (b) 6 or 8 

English Composition and Literature (c) o 

A Modern Foreign Language (d) 
Subjects Strongly Urged: 

Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy 

Psychology 

Social Science 

The degree of M.D., Doctor of Medicine, is conferred upon the satis- 
factory completion of the course. 

The assessed valuation is $90,000. 

Ground has been given adjacent to hospital and plans are being made 
for the erection of a new building in direct communication with the Albany 

Hospital. 

The salary list amounts to approximately $50,000 a year. 

There are fifteen teachers on the payroll, and fifty-four teachers receive 

no compensation. . « r>k j 

Edward N. Huyck, president, Thomas Ordway, M.D., dean. 




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Dudley Observatory 

The Dudley Observatory is located on South Lake Avenue near New 
Scotland Avenue. 

It is devoted to original research in astronomy, according to the purpose 
of its founder and successive patrons. Its contributions to science are 
represented in two volumes of annals and in other published volumes and 
memoirs contained in the transactions of learned societies and astronomical 
journals. Its principal line of work at present is the determination of 
problems relating to the positions and motions of the stars and of the 
solar system as a whole. 

The instrumental equipment of the observatory is designed for the 
purpose of exact measurement. In the tower of the main building is the 
Pruyn equatorial, with object-glass twelve inches in diameter. This 
instrument is equipped for both visual and photographic use, and is of a 
high order of mechanical perfection. The Olcott meridian circle is located 
in a separate building, especially designed for securing the utmost equality 
in the temperature between the external air and that in the building 
itself. Its object-glass is eight inches in diameter. It was made by 
Pistor and Martins of Berlin, and is regarded by astronomers as a master- 
piece of accurate workmanship. This instrument has been employed for 
many years in obtaining the measurements necessary for the construction 
of the numerous and elaborate star catalogues which have issued from the 
Dudley Observatory. In addition to these instruments, the Observatory 
is in possession of various small telescopes, clocks, chronographs and 
smaller apparatus. 

The institution is supported by an endowment, chiefly contributed by 
Mrs. Blandina Dudley, the late Catherine W. Bruce, and Hon. Fred- 
eric P. Olcott, as well as by appropriations which have been received 
from the National Academy of Science, and from current contributions 
of trustees and friends of the institution. Since 1902, annual grants have 
been made to the director of the observatory by the Carnegie Institution 
of Washington. These have been sufficient to provide for the entire force 
of assistants and computers now employed. In 1905, the Carnegie 
Institution made special provision for carrying on the star researches upon 
which the observatory is engaged. This includes an appropriation which 
enabled the observatory to send the Olcott meridian circle to the southern 
hemisphere for two years with an ample force of observers, in order to 
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The Dudley Observatory is not designed to give general instruction in 
astronomy, though special students contemplating instruction in professional 
lines are received under an arrangement of computing service to the 
observatory. 

The yearly payroll is $38,000. 

The observatory is opened to visitors on Tuesday evenings. 

The Dudley Observatory does not have any resident students. All 
the work done is of a research nature. 

William H. Sage, president, Benjamin Boss, director. 

College of St. Rose — (See "Catholic Schools — Colleges"). 

Bender Laboratory 

The Bender Hygienic Laboratory is located on South Lake Avenue. 

It was built and endowed in 1 896 by Mr. Matthew Bender as an 
institution for " bacterial investigation and scientific research." In earlier 
years the institution was closely affiliated with the Albany Medical College. 
Classes in pathology, bacteriology and histology were held for the medical 
students. This connection was broken in 1916. At the present time the 
activities of the institution are confined to routine diagnostic work for 
hospitals and physicians in and about Albany, post-graduate medical 
teaching and scientific research. In addition, courses in bacteriology are 
given to the nurses of St. Peter's and the Homeopathic Hospital, and 
special courses in laboratory technique to individuals. The laboratory 
also acts as a training school for medical graduates desiring more extensive 
experience in pathology. The laboratory is managed by its own board of 
trustees, working under a charter granted by the State. 

The annual payroll is $12,500. 

Harry H. Bender, president, Ellis Kellert, M.D., director. 

TRAINING SCHOOLS FOR NURSES 
Albany Hospital 

The Albany Hospital Training School for Nurses is located on New 
Scotland Avenue. 

The Board of Governors of the Albany Hospital established a school 
for the instruction of nurses at the Albany Hospital in the year 1 898. 
This school gives to young women desirous of becoming professional nurses 
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The school has been registered with the Regents since 1905. It is 
conducted by the superintendent of nurses under the authority of the super- 
intendent of the hospital. 

No tuition fee is required. Several scholarships of $50 each are 
available annually. These are awarded to pupils doing satisfactory 
work who need financial help during their student days. These scholar- 
ships should be applied for before entrance and are payable after nine 
months of satisfactory work. 

The school has a new nurses' residence. It is a five-story building 
connected with the hospital by two enclosed corridors. In the building 
are one hundred and fifty single rooms. The building also contains a 
large recreation or lecture hall, a large dining-room which seats 200 
persons, six reception rooms and two class rooms. There are also ample 
bathing facilities, a laundry and diet kitchen for use of the students. 

The lectures are given by doctors and professors connected with the 
Albany Medical College. Follow up work is supervised by nineteen 
graduate nurses. 

There are 82 enrolled students. 

Where the student has satisfactorily completed the course and exam- 
inations are passed a diploma is given. Graduates will be eligible for 
registration by examination in any state and after registration will be 
eligible for membership in the American Nurses Association, the National 
Organization of Public Health Nursing and for enrollment in the Nursing 
Service of the American Red Cross. 

The yearly payroll amounts to $22,279.92. 

There are 22 teachers on the payroll while 1 6 receive no compensation. 
Charles Gibson, president, Mary Reid Donald, superintendent of 
training school. 

St. Peter's Hospital 

St. Peter's Hospital is located on Broadway and North Ferry Street. 

It was founded by the heirs of the late Peter Cagger, a well known 
Catholic philanthropist. It was opened in 1 869, and has been in active 
operation since that date. It is under the care of the Sisters of Mercy, 
Mother Berchmans, superior, and an advisory board of prominent citizens. 
Its course for nurses is recognized by the Regents of the University of the 
State of New York and it confers the R. N. degree. 

The teaching staff numbers fourteen instructors who lecture to forty 
pupil nurses, all resident. Of these teachers five are salaried, nine unsalaried. 



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No charge is made to resident pupil nurses; the payroll of pupil nurses 
equals $2232 yearly; of instructors $864. 

Rt.-Rev. Edmund S. Gibbons, president. Sister Mary Carmelita, super- 
intendent of training school. 

Homeopathic Hospital 

The Homeopathic Hospital is located at 161 North Pearl Street. 

It had its beginning in the organization of the Albany City Dispensary 
Association which was effected November 26, 1867. 

On April 4, 1871, the trustees of the dispensary adopted a resolution 
directing that steps be taken to provide for the incorporation of " The 
Albany City Homeopathic Hospital." 

On the teaching staff there are 24 instructors and lecturers, 4 of whom 
are salaried and the other 20 non-salaried. 

The approximate payroll for the salaried instructors amounts to about 
$5200 a year. 

At the present time there are 38 student nurses enrolled who will receive 
the degree of R.N. after the successful completion of the prescribed course. 

The entrance requirement is at least one year of high school work in an 
accredited high school or its equivalent. 

The training school for nurses is registered by the Regents of the State 
of New York. 

The property is valued at approximately $370,000. 

Edward M. Griffiths, president, JuHa A. Littlefield, R.N., super- 
intendent. 

Brady Maternity Hospital 

The Brady Maternity Hospital and Infant Home is located on North 
Main Avenue. 

The Anthony Brady Maternity Hospital and Infant Home was founded 
in 1915 by the late Anthony Brady. The hospital provides a three-month 
course in obstetrics for senior nurses in other registered hospitals. The 
Infant Home supplants the old St. Francis de Sales Asylum formerly 
located in the Schuyler Mansion. The two institutions are under the 
care of the Sisters of Charity. The staff comprises ten teachers, seven of 
whom are salaried, three non-salaried. All of the twenty students are 
resident; they pay nothing. The total payroll for the teachers is $2820 
per year. The assessed valuation of Nurses Home is $25,000. A new 
Home for Nurses is contemplated. 

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New York State Library School 

The New York. State Library School, the first school established 
solely for the professional training of librarians, was opened January 5, 
1887 at Columbia University as the Columbia College School of Library 
Economy. April 1 , 1 889, it was transferred to Albany and became a 
part of the State Library. It is now a division of the University of the 
State of New York under the general charge of the Director of the State 
Library who is also Director of the School. 

It is governed by the rules of the Regents of the University. Since 1 902 
these have required graduation from a registered college for admission to 
the school. It is a charter member of the Association of American Library 
Schools and meets fully all requirements for registration demanded by 
the Regents. 

There are 1 5 teachers on the teaching staff, all of whom are salaried. 

There are usually from 35 to 55 students registered regularly and 
usually about 25 or 40 enrolled for the summer course. 

Graduates of registered colleges who complete satisfactorily the two-year 
course, and spend at least one year in residence at the school, receive 
the degree of bachelor of library science. The degree of master of library 
science is conferred only on graduates of recognized fitness and character 
who, after having received the degree of bachelor of library science, have 
been successfully engaged not less than five years in professional library 
work and who submit in print a satisfactory contribution to library science 
or library history. This work must show independent thought and research, 
an intelligent grasp of the subjects and must be satisfactory in hterary form. 

The money paid yearly for the services of teachers amounts approxi- 
mately to $8,500. 

James I. Wyer, director. 




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rHE subcommittee on Schools in this report has endeavored 
to present the educational opportunities offered h^ this 
cit^ and also to show the economic value of schools 
as a business or industry. The figures in some cases are estimates 
— the most accurate estimates available; ivhen tables are used, 
the]) are not all of identical date, hut the latest that could be 
secured; for example, the figures in regard to the city's industries 
are from the last report of the State Industrial Department and 
from the federal census. Department of Commerce, 1919, while 
records of attendance in schools are for the current year. 

Rev. JOSEPH A. DUNNEY 
WILLIAM MANSFIELD 

isLAY F. Mccormick 

PRENTISS CARNELL 

C. EDWARD JONES, Chairman 

Subcommittee on Schools 



EDUCATION COMMITTEE 

Albany Chamber of Commerce 
Dr. a. R. Brubacher, General Chairman 

SUB-COMMITTEES 

HISTORY AND CITIZENSHIP 
Rev. J. V. MOLDENHAWER, Chairman 
Miss Esther L. Camp Miss Matilda Gray 

Dr. J. W. Canaday H. E. Pratt 

Brother Edward George M. Wiley 

HOUSING AND BOARDING 

Dr. J. W. Canaday, Chairman 
Thomas J. McMahon Mrs. Leo Muhlfelder 

Rev. J. V. Moldenhawer J. M. Russum 

LIBRARY 

Hon. John J. Brady, Chairman 
H. E. Pratt Miss Elizabeth Smith 

Rev. Marius Ramsom Mrs. Asa Wynkoop 

SCHOOL SURVEY 
A. Page Smith, Chairman 
Warren L. Bradt Mrs. Albert Hessberg 

Rev. William R. Charles Edmund N. Huyck 
Jacob H. Herzog Dr. E. A. Vander Veer 

STATISTICS 
Dr. C. Edward Jones, Chairman 
Prentiss Carnell Dean William Mansfield 

Rev. Jos. A. Dunney I. F. McCormick 

VOCATIONAL TRAINING 

L. A. Wilson, Chairman 
Thomas H. Blocksidge A. C. Quentel 

Franklin B. Fuld George Smallman 

E. A. T. Hapgood David H. Walsh 

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